Birmingham vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4699
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1364
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$2194
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$2803
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	1.14M	569K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1731st and 1463rd ($2046 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 27th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamilton ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Hamilton

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	Birmingham	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$17069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$4991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$22053

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865